ERHU IS A TWO-STRINGED FIDDLE INSTRUMENTS WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN IN THE HU-QIN FAMILY . IT IS SOMETIMES CALLED AS “ CHINESE VIOLIN”
BANHU IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE FOLLOWING “BONGHU”, PANGHU” IT IS THE LEADING MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT IN BANGZI BALLADS SPECIFICALLY FOR LOCAL OPERAS IN CENTRAL CHINA .
PIPA THIS INSTRUMENT IS CREATED FOR PLUCKING. IT HAS A SHORT NECK AND IS MADE OF WOODEN BELLY.
YUEQIN IT CAME FROM RUAN BUT IT HAS A THINNER SOUND WITH SHORT NECK AND FLAT SOUND BOX.
RUAN IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS “CHINESE GUITAR” AND “ MOON GUITAR AND IT VARIES IN SHAPE
THE IDIOPHONE INSTRUMENTS
DIZI CONSIDERED A TRADITIONL CHINESE FLUTE WHICH CAN BE PLAYED THROUGH DOUBLE OR TRIPLE TONGUING AND FLUTTERED TONGUING.
SHENG ONE OF THE OLDEST CHINESE INSTRUMENTS AND IS NAMED AS” CHINESE MOUTH ORGAN”
XIAO ALSO KNOWN AS A WIND INSTRUMENT WHICH IS CONSIDERED AS LONG FLUTE IT IS PLAYED IN CHINESE CLASSICAL MUSIC SOLO MUSIC
THE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF JAPANESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
CHORDOPHONES KOTO – A 13 STRING ZITHER, PLAYED USING THE THUMB AND TWO FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND.
BIWA A SHORT NECK LUTE USED TO ACCOMPANY PUPPET PLAY IN GAGAKU SHAMISEN A LONG SLENDER THREE STRING PLUCKED LUTE COVERED WITH ANIMAL SKIN
WAGON A SIX STRING KOTO OF TRAPEZOIDAL SHAPE. IT IS USED AS AN ACCOMPANIMENT IN KUNIBURI-NO-UTANAMAI
AEROPHONES
RYUTEKI USED IN KANGEN ENSEMBLE WHICH IS A SEVEN HOLED TRANSVERSE BAMBOO FLUTE
SHAKUHACHI A BAMBOO FLUTE WITH FOUR FINGER HOLES
SHO A MOUTHPIECE ORGAN SIMILAR TO CHINESE SHENG
HICHIRI ANOTHER INSTRUMENT USED IN KANGEN WITH A SEVEN HOLED DOUBLED-REED INSTRUMENT MADE OF BAMBOO.
MEMBRANOPHONES
SHIMEDAIKO A SMALL JAPANESE DRUM, PLAYED WITH A STICK NAMED “BACHI”
TAIKO ALSO USED IN KANGEN
KAKKO AN INSTRUMENTS USED IN GAGAKU AND IS MADE UP OF DEER SKIN
SHOKO A SMALL GONG USED ALSO IN KANGEN ENSEMBLE . IT HAS TWO STROKES FEMALE.